Syslog module for Ruby
			Version 0.1.2

		       Yoshida Masato


- Introduction

  Ruby interface to the UNIX syslog(3) calls.


- Install

  This can work with ruby-1.3 or later. I recommend you to
  use ruby-1.6.2 or later.

  Make and install usually.
  For example, when Ruby supports dynamic linking on your OS,

    ruby extconf.rb
    make
    make install


- Usage

  If you do not link this module with Ruby statically, 

    require "syslog"

  before using.


- Module Functions

  Syslog::openlog(ident, option, facility)
    Open a connection to the system logger.
    The ident is a string and is typically the program
    name. The option and facility are integers that shown in
    the next section.

  Syslog::syslog(priority, format, ...)
    Generate a log message.
    The priority is a integer that shown in the next
    section. The format is a string. The remaining args are
    strings and/or integers up to 9.

  Syslog::closelog
    Close the log file.


- Module Constants

  These constant may vary from OS to OS. You must see your
  man pages of syslog(3).

  -- options
       Syslog::LOG_CONS
       Syslog::LOG_NDELAY
       Syslog::LOG_PERROR
       Syslog::LOG_PID

  -- facilities
       Syslog::LOG_AUTH
       Syslog::LOG_AUTHPRIV
       Syslog::LOG_CRON
       Syslog::LOG_DAEMON
       Syslog::LOG_KERN
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL0
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL1
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL2
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL3
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL4
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL5
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL6
       Syslog::LOG_LOCAL7
       Syslog::LOG_LPR
       Syslog::LOG_MAIL
       Syslog::LOG_NEWS
       Syslog::LOG_SYSLOG
       Syslog::LOG_USER
       Syslog::LOG_UUCP

  -- priorities
       Syslog::LOG_EMERG
       Syslog::LOG_ALERT
       Syslog::LOG_CRIT
       Syslog::LOG_ERR
       Syslog::LOG_WARNING
       Syslog::LOG_NOTICE
       Syslog::LOG_INFO
       Syslog::LOG_DEBUG


- Copying

  This extension module is copyrighted free software by
  Yoshida Masato.

  You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
  term as Ruby.


- Author

  Yoshida Masato <yoshidam@yoshidam.net>


- History

  Mar  9, 2001 version 0.1.2 openlog fixed
  Aug  8, 2000 version 0.1.1 remove debug print
  Jul  9, 1999 version 0.1